The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 1, 1979
Waxing Crescent
38.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 PM
1:10 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.2%
- Age
- 6.7 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 698
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 1, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.0° / 73.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 54m / 11.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.72° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 103.20° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.